2022 NCAA Regionals and SUPER REGIONALS Discussion Thread (excluding Knoxville Super Regional)

#676
#676
Since the 3 of 4 of the host schools on our half of the bracket are known, why not go ahead and state all those Supers will start on Friday?

None on the other half are decided?
 
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#686
Michigan, yet another team who should have started their reliever instead of that starter.
Louisville took foot of gas and now that foot keeps panically hitting the brake pedal
 
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fryeguy93 said:
The SEC could do some HUGE things this afternoon. After not hosting regionals. Auburn, Arkansas, Vanderbilt and LSU could host Super Regionals.

Auburn will host should they beat UCLA and Vanderbilt beats
Vanderbilt "could" host if they beat Oregon State and UCLA beats Auburn twice- they would need to be selected to host over UCLA
Arkansas will host should they bear Oklahoma State and VCU beats North Carolina
LSU will host if they beat Southern Miss and Ole Miss beats Arizona. - I do not know if Arizona submitted a bid to host but if they did, as the #2 seed in Miami, they would be chosen over LSU




So the SEC is guaranteed 2 hosting spots this weekend (Tennessee and Texas A&M) with 1-3 more possible out of 8 spots. So it's possible that the SEC could host five super regions.

Since this format was created in 1998, there has never been eleven undecided regions on the final day.

I was thinking of a better format. Why not have a round-robin at each region. Each team is guaranteed 3 games. Should a team finish unbeaten, then they win the region. Should 2 teams tie, then those 2 teams play a fourth game. In the unlikely event there are more than 2 teams tied, then run differential decides the 2 finalists. Think World Cup Soccer format.

More games to attend
More money for NCAA and hosts
I think it better limits the "fluke loss" factor for the host.

Same format could work for Omaha as well as each half of the tourney plays all 3 teams in their bracket. An undefeated team gets pass to final series. The game day and times for each team in the round robin would be known, which would help with visiting fans in attendance. The the final would be the same best of three as it is now.

This would make it hard for a team with only 1-2 quality starters steal a world series (I'm looking at you 1990 Georgia Bulldogs). 3 starters for prelims would pitch in the final series. A 4th starter would be needed if there was not an undefeated team.


So a 4 team bracket;
A-B-C-D (seeds 1-4)
Friday A plays D and B plays C
Saturday A plays C and B plays D
Sunday A plays B and C plays D

Top 2 seeds (A&B) play the final game. If both teams are undefeated then we know that will be the final game.
A four team tie is impossible. A three team tie, would require one of the teams to lose every game and the other three teams to have 2 wins each
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Auburn hosted
 
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fryeguy93 said:
Never understood why Louisville is so cocky in every sport but never win any actual titles.

They are ACC Arkie
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I live here now, I think most of their fans understand that they’re not going to be a power house in football anytime soon, a few pay attention to the baseball team, but most of the UL fans I work with didn’t even know they were hosting a regional.

But basketball, my goodness, they feel entitled to win every single game and every single ACC and National Championship. They’re almost more insufferable than UK fans. Almost.
 
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#693
#693
Louisville just missed a game-tying home run by a matter of feet and it looks like the batter will be out at second after replay, leading to Michigan being up 9-7 entering the ninth. Brutal.

Oh, wow, call stands. Bottom of the 8th, runners and 2nd and 3rd for Louisville with two outs.

Tie game, 9 all!
 
#695
#695
What’s the use of replay if you can’t correct Kennedy’s normal bad calls.From batflip to really being thrown at second
 
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